Frederick Law Olmsted, United States’ foremost landscape architect of the 19th century, was born April 26, 1822. Olmsted studied engineering and scientific farming, eventually putting his agricultural ...

Dan Urban Kiley (1912–2004), who lived and worked in Charlotte, Vermont, is recognized as one of the most influential figures ...

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Emily Olmsted ’14 may not be a direct descendant of Frederick Law Olmsted, but she carries at least a trace of his lineage, and her family has always considered the “father of landscape architecture” ...

Frederick Law Olmsted, most famous for designing New York's Central Park, also designed a system of parks for Louisville. Olmsted's Louisville parks were designed to incorporate the city's diverse ...

Creating common ground was the mission of Frederick Law Olmsted, founder of American landscape architecture. The year 2022 marks the bicentennial of Olmsted’s birth and his epic impact across North ...

Landscape architecture didn’t exist in the U.S. before Olmsted began applying principles of horticulture, architecture, engineering, land management, forestry, fine arts and even psychology to create ...

While studying landscape architecture at the University of Michigan in the 1980s, Thomas Herrera-Mishler grew to admire Frederick Law Olmsted, the iconic designer of urban parks. Herrera-Mishler ...

A Cultural Landscape Report was commissioned to provide a comprehensive history of the National Historic Landmark, where Olmsted collaborated with architect Henry Hobson Richardson. The study ...

The direct impact that Harvard Graduate School of Design–educated Yu—affectionally dubbed “the Olmsted of China”—has had on landscape architecture, urban planning, and climate resiliency in his native ...